Maria

Maria is 40 years old, single, and lives in Santa Clara de Quichinche in Otavalo with her 12 year old son. She is perseverant and has a fighting spirit.

Maria has always worked caring for animals and does very well from it. She is now applying for a loan to buy chickens and this is the first time that she has worked with FODEMI. This loan will improve her morale and help her business to grow.

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About FODEMI, a partner of World Vision International

FODEMI is a microenterprise development fund that supports groups of entrepreneurs who lack access to formal financial systems. The organization works with vulnerable populations, especially women, in the marginalized urban and rural sectors of Ecuador. Its clients work in a variety of sectors including agriculture, artisan crafts and the commercial and service sectors. Kiva lenders’ funds are used to expand the organization’s services to the poor living in more rural parts of Ecuador.